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Home My WebLink AboutNC0058297_Inspection_20060706Michael F. Easley, Governor William G.`Ross Jr.,'Secretary North Carolina Department of Environmentand:Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality July 6, 2006 Rickey Lamar Houser Elizabethtown Power LLC PO Box 1063 Lumberton NC 28359 SUBJECT: July 5, 2006 Compliance Evaluation Inspection Elizabethtown Power LLC Elizabethtown Power LLC Permit No: NC0058297 .. Bladen County Dear Mr. Houser: Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection form from the inspection conducted on July 5, 2006. The Compliance Evaluation Inspection was conducted by Trent 'Allen.of the Fayetteville Regional Office. The cooperation of Mr. Rick Houser, Grade I, ORC, was greatly appreciated. The facility was found to be in Compliance with permit NC0058297. As a reminder, preservation of the waters of the state can only be acquired through consistent NPDES permit compliance. Please refer to the enclosed .inspection report for additional observations and comments. If you or your staff have any questions, please call me at . . - Sincerely, Trent Allen Environmental Engineer cc: Rickey Lamar Houser, ORC Central Files Fayetteville Files None rthCarolina Naturally North Carolina Division of Water Quality/Aquifer Protection Section 225 Green St./ Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 Phone (910) 433-3300 FAX (910) 486-0707 Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us Customer Service 1-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper United States Environmental Protection Agency EPAH Washington, D.C. 20460 Water Compliance Inspection Report Form Approved. OMB No. 2040-0057 Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection 1 I NI 2 151 31 NC0058297 111 121 06/07/05 117 Type Inspector Fac Type 181 ci 191s1 20III Remarks 21J1111IIIILIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIs6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ------Reserved------- ------- 871 169 70I 3 I 711 N I 72 N I 731174 75I. I I I I I I 180 1 Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Elizabethtown Power LLC 3100 W Broad St Elizabethtown NC 28337 Entry Time/Date 09:30 AM 06/07/05 Permit -Effective Date 02/11/01 Exit Time/Date 11:45 AM 06/07/05 Permit Expiration Date 06/10/31 • Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Rickey Lamar Houser/ORC/910-738-8742/ Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Rickey Lamar Houser,PO Box 1063 Lumberton NC 28359//910-738-8742/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement � Operations & Maintenance • Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program • Sludge Handling Disposal _ Facility Site Review • Compliance Schedules . Effluent/Receiving Waters Laboratory Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Trent Allen C/iee FRO WQ//910-433-3300/ 7_ C, _ po Signature of Management Q A Reviewer • Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date % Belinda S Henson i 1la81 FRO WQ//910-433-3300 Ext.726/ 7- "7 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page # 1 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NC0058297 I11 12I 06/07/05 117 181C1 (cont.) 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) The wastewater" produced at this facility consist of boiler and cooling tower.blowdown and coal pile runoff.This facility contains two 150,000gallon settling basins.. Physical/chemical treatment consist of .. recirculation, settling, and pH adjustment when necessary The settling basins act as.clarifier's. Wastewater enters on one end of either basin and has detention time where the`solids settle out and the water overflows a weir wall on the other end of the basin. When necessary, thewater is drawn down, and the solids are allowed to dewater. The solids are removed and placed back in "the coal pile where it,is incorporated into existing coal and reused. All lab data appeared to be correct as reported on the DMR's for the review period of 11/2005 thru 1/2006. This facility has been shut down for the past year, but should reopen within the month. Page # 2 • , Permit: NC0058297 Owner - Facility: Elizabethtown Power LLC Inspection Date: 07/05/2006 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Compliance Schedules Is there a compliance schedule for this facility? Is the facility compliant with the permit and conditions for the review period? Comment: For the month of January 2006, TSS, oiil & grease, total zinc, and total chromium where not anailized for the flowion the 13th because a composite sample could not be collected. The Fayetteville Regional Office was notified. Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? • n n n Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable Solids, pH, DO, Sludge • 0 ❑ Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Permit Yes. No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or Tess). Has the permittee submitted a new application? • ❑ n Is the facility as described in the permit? • n Q n # Are there any special conditions for the permit? n • n n Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? E n n n Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ■ n n n Comment: Primary Clarifier Yes No NA NE Is the clarifier free of black and odorous wastewater? • n n n Is the site free of excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier? ❑ ❑ • ❑ Are weirs level? n n • ❑ Is the site free of weir blockage? n n • n Is the site free of evidence of short-circuiting? ■ n ❑ n is scum removal adequate? 0 0 • n Is the site free of excessive floating sludge? • n n n Is the drive unit operational? n n • n Is the sludge blanket level acceptable? ❑ n U Is the sludge blanket level acceptable? (Approximately % of the sidewall depth) ❑ n • ❑ Comment: Yes No NA NE ■ ❑nn ■ nnn Page # 3 Regional Field Inspectors unecn glop . _ ame of site to be Inspected: 6--//Zio erA, ield certification # (if applicable): PDES#:,,2QlRegion: Circle the ammeter or ammeters erformed t this site. ' Inspector: .esidual Chlorine, Settleable Solidi, pH,DO, Conductivity, Temperature . Instrumentation: above? Does the facility have the equipmentnecessary to analyze field piar05)00*,asl:PirOlgi:90:: A pH meter - i I ccv.4-7 er /1 , ---, : No e e A Residual Chlorine meter ii-Aie,y- ,D2 200 o 1. DO meter t. A Cone for settleable solids 5. A thermometer or meter that measures teMperatUre. 5. Conductivity meter III. Calibration/Anal sis: Cip 1. Is the pH meter calibrated with a 2 buffers and checked with a third buffer each day of use? 2. For Total "Residual Chlorine, is a check standard analyzed each day of use? 3. Is the air calibration of the DO meter performed each day of use? 4. For Settleable Solids, is:1 liter of sample settled for 1 hour? 5. Is the temperature measuring device calibrated annually against a certified thermometer'? 6. For Conductivity, is a calibration standard analyzed each day of use? Yes Yes Yes Yes Cgi? No /°-73Q3g No 0-7 et.c.47 No IV: Documentation`:`' • 1: Is the date and time that the sample was collected documented 2 Is the sample site documente 3. Is the sample collector documentec 4. Is the analysis date and time documented 5. Did the analyst sign the documentation' 6. Is record of calibration documented? 7. For Settleable Solids, is sarnple volume an 1 hour time settling time documented?'° 8 For Temperature, is the annual calibration of the measuring device documented? Comments: Please submit a copy of this completed form to the Laborato DWQ Lab Certification Chemistry Lab.• Courier # 52-01-01 FIELD INSPECTOR CHECKLIST REV..04/23/2002 Certification Program.